Yunmeng Immortal Clan

In Qingwu Town, at the residence of the Sixteenth Elder, Song Hongxiang, in front of the Buddhist shrine.

It was pitch black by now. As night fell, just as Song Hongxiang picked up the strange Buddha statue, a chilling wind suddenly swept through the entire room.

At that moment, a snapping sound was heard, and Song Hongxiang's neck, which had been perfectly normal, suddenly twisted around, revealing a cold smile on his face to Song Daoxuan in front of him, and then a very sharp laugh came from his mouth.

With a loud clang, a cold wind swept across his face, locking all the doors to the attic tightly shut. Then, an eerie red light emanated from Song Hongxiang's entire body.

"Fellow Daoist, you have taken over the body of my clansman without cause. Do you have any explanation for this, Song Daoxuan?" Song Daoxuan, dressed in a green robe, took a few steps back and looked warily at the somewhat strange Song Hongxiang in front of him.

"Hehe, fellow immortal, it is truly remarkable that you have reached the Foundation Establishment stage at such a young age in such a small Foundation Establishment clan. My Blood Wrath Maha has also killed quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators. Fellow Daoist's talent is indeed among the best!"

Song Hongxiang's eyes gleamed red, as if he had lost his mind, and he kept praising the man in the green robe in front of him.

However, the man in the green robe was not swayed by the praise. He remained calm and composed, standing before the man.

Song Daoxuan quickly searched his memory for the four characters "Blood Wrath Maha".

About five hundred years ago, on the western side of the present-day Dali Dynasty, on the border with the Western Regions, there existed a Buddhist kingdom called the Western Buddhist Kingdom. The kingdom advocated universal salvation, cultivated a large number of believers, and collected incense offerings from all over the world to achieve immortality through faith.

However, as the power of the Buddhist Kingdom gradually grew, it became increasingly ambitious, attempting to convert all immortal cultivators in the world into Buddhist cultivators. From top to bottom, the Buddhist cultivators launched a massive eastward expansion, which allowed the entire Buddhist cultivation system to infiltrate all the major secular dynasties.

However, although Buddhist cultivation has existed throughout history, Taoist cultivation has been the mainstream of cultivation in the world.

This move by the Buddhist Kingdom clearly offended the interests of all the cultivation sects in the world. Whether they were righteous cultivation sects or demonic cultivation sects, upon hearing of this, they gathered their forces and annihilated the Buddhist Kingdom.

The entire Buddhist kingdom was slaughtered, with bones scattered everywhere and nearly half of the believers killed or injured.

Then, on the ideological level, both the major cultivation worlds and secular dynasties have greatly deepened the spiritual control of Taoist thought over these mortals. This action has dealt a devastating blow to the Buddhist kingdom.

Most Buddhist kingdoms advocate universal salvation, but the very beings they wish to save want to destroy the entire kingdom. This causes some Buddhist practitioners within the kingdom to harbor ulterior motives, leading to a surge of malevolence and the emergence of some evil Buddhas.

The Blood Wrath Maha before them was an evil Buddha who had attained enlightenment through killing and had cultivated his Buddhist and Taoist skills to the late Foundation Establishment stage.

This Buddha descended upon the southern part of the present-day Dali Dynasty, where hundreds of thousands of mortals were refined into Blood Demon Relics, and many cultivators also lost their lives. It's just a pity that this Blood Wrath Maha arrived at the Azure Lotus Islands, preparing to commit massacres there.

However, the Song family discovered this, and he fought with one of the Song family heads who was also in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. This Maha was immediately disappointed and fled. He was chased for thousands of miles by the current Song family head and was eventually killed by the current Song family head with the Azure Lotus Sword Technique, which destroyed his physical body.

However, the head of the Song family was also seriously injured in the battle with this Maha. He used a secret technique and his vital energy was greatly depleted. He was certain that the Blood Wrath Maha in front of him would not live much longer, so the head of the Song family wisely left.

After the Song family head recovered, he searched everywhere for the trace of this Maha, but could not find it. When the family head's lifespan ended, the Blood Wrath Maha was forgotten by the Song family.

"So it was the infamous Blood Wrath Maha from hundreds of years ago. But no matter how powerful Blood Wrath Maha was, he was still defeated by the Azure Lotus Sword Technique of my Song family ancestor. He was actually pursued for thousands of miles by an ancestor, and I never expected that he would be hiding inside this broken Buddha statue!"

At some point, the Azure Lotus Sword was in the hand of Song Daoxuan, who was dressed in a green robe. His robes fluttered and his hair swayed in the wind as he stared at Song Hongxiang, whose body was now possessed by the Blood Wrath Maha, with a mocking gaze.

"Very well, you have successfully angered this humble monk. I have transformed into a soul cultivator using a secret method. Although I no longer possess the cultivation level I had in life, in these past years, with the Song family being so cautious and timid, the soul cultivation level I am now displaying is comparable to that of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator. With your early-Foundation Establishment level mana and divine sense, you can just wait to be converted by this humble monk!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several red lights flashed from Song Hongxiang's storage bag, and seven or eight blood-red orbs of light shot out, about to hit Song Daoxuan's face.

Song Daoxuan was prepared. He activated a second-tier talisman, the Golden Light Shield Talisman, in advance. A golden shield immediately appeared on Song Daoxuan's body. The blood-red light was the demonic artifact, the Blood Demon Relic, forged by the Blood Wrath Maha.

The Blood Demon Relics are incredibly sharp and exude a heavy aura of malevolence. A single Blood Demon Relic, when swung, already possesses the power of a top-tier magic weapon. When these eight Blood Demon Relics are thrown together, they form a shocking red arc of light, reaching the power of a low-grade spiritual weapon.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" The red Blood Demon Relics crashed into the protective shield. In an instant, a bright red light shone. Within the red light, countless painful wails and cries could be faintly heard. Countless distorted faces of ghostly spirits condensed and then solidified on each Blood Demon Relic. Every moment, a sharp, howling maw appeared on each Blood Demon Relic.

"Break!" Blood Wrath Maha remained calm, instantly unleashing his magic power upon the red Blood Demon Relic.

The golden shield shattered instantly, and Song Daoxuan was sent flying. He patted his storage bag, and a cyan shield floated in front of him. As he channeled his magic power into it, the cyan shield shone brightly with cyan light.

A blue wind wall rose up in front of Song Daoxuan, firmly protecting him.

With the power of the superior defensive magic artifact, Xunfeng Shield, Song Daoxuan barely managed to completely neutralize the remaining power of the Blood Demon Relic. However, he still suffered considerable damage. Song Daoxuan used his escape technique to move swiftly, and taking advantage of this opportunity, he put a pill to restore his qi and blood into his mouth from his storage bag.

Song Daoxuan moved nimbly, and the Azure Lotus Sword in his hand transformed into an extremely swift azure arc. This arc collided with the Blood Demon Relic, and the Azure Lotus Sword actually trembled slightly.